Biography

Trained at The Lee Strasberg Institute and Playhouse West, Shayla Beesley first made the spotlight as the lead, Daisy Hopper, in the theatrical release of Perkins 14. She later walked the red carpet of the Deauville Film Festival for her lead role in the teen drama, Sex and the USA. She has since taken the indie world by storm with her supporting roles in Steven R. Monroe's "MoniKa"; alongside James Duval and Eric Roberts in "Spreading Darkness"; set to begin filming with Zoe Bell and R.J. Mitte on "The Devils Ink" in 2013; and co-starring with Michael Madsen in 2015's "Death in the Desert." She has guest starred on CSI: New York, episode 914 and was the lead in a national Verizon commercial. Shayla is no stranger to being behind the camera either, having written the psychological thriller, "Body of Work," She is represented by Untitled Entertainment.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous

Shayla has been playing bass guitar since the age of 14.

Her late mother, Tegan Maura Ollie, was a nationally acclaimed Egyptian belly dancer and taught the skill to Shayla when she was 7 years old. She died on July 30, 2012 after a short battle with cancer,.

Her heritage is Persian, Native American, and English.

To see ourselves as others see us, to know ourselves like no one else.